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Aurelia Oxborn Fox Mem Hosp |
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1 Norton Avenue |
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Oneonta |
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New York |
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USA |
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13820 |
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607 432 2000 |
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HealthLinks@FoxCare |
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Specialization Of Aurelia Oxborn Fox Mem Hosp
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Obestetrician/Gynecologist |
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About Aurelia Oxborn Fox Mem Hosp
The Fox community-comprised of Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital, Fox Nursing Home, A.O.Fox Hospital Center, its medical staff, volunteers and employees-shall be a full-service, accredited healthcare network. Its members will serve the community as an affordable primary care provider and referral center, committed to excellence in providing patient-centered healthcare and to meeting the wellness needs of the residents of Oneonta and its surrounding area in a friendly, relaxed and caring environment.
Winter is upon us and A.O. Fox Hospital wants you to stay safe and healthy. While this season can be beautiful and fun in our region, it can also be challenging and dangerous. Our friends at the Centers for Disease Control offer an excellent guide to winter wellness, which includes these important tips:
 Plan for extremely cold weather every winter – it’s always a possibility. Prepare a winter survival kit for your home with:
-food that needs no cooking or refrigeration, such as bread, crackers, cereal, canned foods and dried fruits. Remember baby food and formula if you have young children.
-water stored in clean containers, or purchased bottled water (5 gallons per person) in case your water pipes freeze and rupture.
-medicines that any family member may need.
 If you plan to use a fireplace or wood stove for emergency heating, have your chimney or flue inspected each year.
 Also, if you’ll be using a fireplace, wood stove, or kerosene heater, install a smoke detector and a battery-operated carbon monoxide detector near the area to be heated. Test them monthly, and replace batteries twice yearly.
 Extremely cold temperatures often accompany a winter storm, so you may have to cope with power failures and icy roads.
 Your ability to feel a change in temperature decreases with age, and older people are more susceptible to health problems caused by cold. If you are over 65 years old, place an easy-to-read thermometer in an indoor location where you will see it frequently, and check the temperature of your home often during the winter months.
 Eat and drink wisely. Eating well balanced meals will help you stay warmer. Do not drink alcoholic or caffeinated beverages – they cause your body to lose heat more rapidly. Instead, drink warm, sweet beverages or broth to help maintain your body temperature.
If you have any special questions about winter health, please call your Fox healthcare provider. And if you are not part of the Fox Family, join us! Our physician practices are taking new patients – call 607.431. 5189 for an appointment!
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History Of Aurelia Oxborn Fox Mem Hosp
Oneonta celebrated the laying of the cornerstone for a new 22 bed hospital on October 5, 1900. Colonel Reuben Fox, a prominent local politician and businessman, having recognized the need for community hospital, offered $10,000 as a memorial to his wife, if the city would provide a suitable site for the building.
Since 1917 a number of expansion and modernizing programs have culminated in the present hospital and nursing home complex. The 128 bed acute care building was dedicated in 1976 to the memory of Jessie Smith Dewar, benefactor and long-time friend of the hospital. The 130 bed nursing home was built in three stages, Unit I in 1968, Unit II in 1972, and Unit III in 1982.
In 1991, the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital Foundation successfully completed a $5.1 million Capital Campaign to help finance a $18.6 million expansion and renovation project. The emergency department, surgical services, the maternity unit, outpatient services and support services, were upgraded for the comfort and convenience of patients and their families.
In late 1996, the Board of Directors of Fox Hospital decided to purchase and renovate the former Pyramid Mall into a state-of-the-art outpatient care center. In the summer of 1997, the FoxCare Center was presented to the community. The easily accessible collection of physician practices, a health club, an education center, lab and x-ray services, a cancer center and pharmacy, and more has become a major part of the new FoxCare Network. A cancer care center, a joint venture with the Albany Medical Center, and a dental practice were added in 2000. Much more than just an acute care hospital, the FoxCare Network is a community of healthcare services, meeting the complete health and wellness needs of the residents in our area.
Since its birth in 1900, A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital has been on a continuous journey of service that has brought many physical and technological changes. However, the heart of Fox has not changed, nor will it ever. Its mission will always be to provide the highest quality healthcare possible to families, friends and neighbors.
Today, Fox provides a broad spectrum of healthcare, with renowned specialties in emergency, cancer, cardiac and primary care. Fox treats the youngest of patients (in OB/GYN), the oldest (with many services for seniors), and focuses on women's wellness, mental health and much more.
In short, Fox has grown into an entire community of healthcare services. But one thing will never change, and it is at the very heart of Fox: the mission to provide excellent healthcare-and a caring touch-to our families, friends and neighbors.
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